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impossibility

[ im-pos-uh-bil-i-tee, im-pos- ]
/ ɪmˌpɒs əˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪm pɒs- /
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noun, plural im·pos·si·bil·i·ties for 2.
condition or quality of being impossible.
something impossible.
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Origin of impossibility

1350–1400; Middle English impossibilite<Late Latin impossibilitās.See im-2, possibility
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British Dictionary definitions for impossibility

impossibility
/ (ɪmˌpɒsəˈbɪlɪtɪ, ˌɪmpɒs-) /

noun plural -ties
the state or quality of being impossible
something that is impossible
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